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The Halloween season brings trick-or-treat events downtown and at Uptown, the Witches Brew, Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee and much more.
Read More about Halloween Happenings | Trick or treats, harvest festivals and more options for spooky fun
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Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | Stop signs didn’t always look like this
Peninsula needs just one more win to join its rivals as girls soccer division title winners.
Read More about Sports Beat | Gig Harbor clinches division girls soccer title
Franklin Park in Tacoma has all the makings of a fantastic kiddo destination … slides, swings, and an unexpected tie-in to Gig Harbor. (That last one is a prerequisite on what’s considered cool, right?) Plus, Clara and Wyatt have already asked to go back.
Read More about Two In Tow & On The Go: Tacoma’s Franklin Park has Gig Harbor ties
Photos by Meegan M. Reid of the Kitsap Sun from Gig Harbor’s 3-1 win over Central Kitsap on Thursday, Oct. 17. Click on any image below to view the photographs as a gallery.
Read More about Photo gallery | Gig Harbor 3, Central Kitsap 1
Leaving Highway 16 at Burnham Drive and turning left onto Sehmel Drive has always meant a quick shift into rural mode. As drivers navigate the winding two-lane road through Swede Hill and North Rosedale, over hills and alongside woods and scattered residences, there’s nary a place to shop or fill the gas tank before arriving
Read More about A filling station in the forest? Developers propose bringing gas, retail and more to the heart of Swede Hill
Consultants working with the community create a master plan for the former nursery that includes all the desired amenities they could reasonably fit.
Read More about Vision for future Peninsula Gardens park emerges
As K-12 schools have become a battleground for culture wars, it’s no surprise that the 2024 race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan position, is fraught with political overtones. David Olson, a longtime Peninsula School District board member, hopes to unseat incumbent Chris Reykdal, seeking a third term as head of the state’s
Read More about Conservative, progressive values collide in state superintendent race
The Washington State Standard, a nonprofit newsroom covering policy and politics in Olympia, wrote this story. Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity. The pilot program, which began Monday, Oct. 14, replaces the $10 typically paid
Read More about Pierce County jurors now getting $100 per day
During an event at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton last week, Democratic candidate Emily Randall recounted to a colleague how she first came to the venue as a fifth-grader, winning the chance to present a check to the reigning Miss America. Randall, a state senator from Bremerton, has frequently highlighted her Kitsap County upbringing as
Read More about Sixth District contest matches state senators from adjacent districts